John Nichols: Cheney loves Palin

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from The Nation:


Cheney on Palin: She's "Superb!"
posted by John Nichols on 09/08/2008 @ 1:07pm



Vice President Dick Cheney is such an appealing and popular figure that Republicans decided to dispatch the "Darth Vader" of American politics on an "urgent" international mission rather than invite him to last week's party convention in St. Paul.

So Cheney, whose personal approval ratings are significantly lower than the bottom-of-the-scale ratings for President Bush, watched from afar. And the vice president who would be king liked what he saw.

No, Cheney, who has never particularly liked Arizona Senator John McCain, was not any more enthused about the party's presidential pick.

But the most authoritarian and abusive vice president in American history had plenty of nice things to say about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the party's pick to replace him.

"I thought her appearance at the convention was superb. I watched that with great interest. I loved some of her lines - what was the difference between a hockey mom and a pitbull? It's lipstick," Cheney, who is not known for his light side, told reporters traveling with him on a time-killing trek across Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine and Italy.

Palin's pitbull line has Cheney guffawing out loud. ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/356778

of crooks and treasonous bastards, she would.

for quite awhile

was thrilled. rushbot.

...I'm glad Shitstain Shoots-Guy-In-Face loves him some Sarah Pornstar. Maybe they can go hunting together.